Sparkax and I are telling you the same thing, but Chaky isn't paying attention, so ignore him.

Try method 1 here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297185

What is the error message? Just the words, as the numbers don't often help.

Look in Event Viewer/System/application for possible clues.

Disk 0 is the first Hard disk.
If I understand you right, you need a USB/IDE/ adapter.
Attach it to the Laptop USB port, then copy the appropriate files.